When you hear about hepatitis A, you may think of tainted food and water, but this liver infection can also be spread from person to person.The American Liver Foundation estimates that 115,900 new cases of hepatitis A, B, and C occur annually in the U...
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) shows benefits over 3D-conformal (3D-CRT) radiotherapy for patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to a study presented at the...
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For men with lower urinary tract symptoms, treatment is associated with a reduced risk for death, according to a study published in the Oct. 1 issue of The Journal of Urology.Blayne Welk, M.D., and J. Andrew ...
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Head injury is associated with an increased risk for incident ischemic stroke, with evidence of a dose-response association with the number of head injuries, according to a study presented at the annual meeti...
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For patients presenting with dizziness, receipt of physical therapy (PT) within three months is associated with a reduced risk for subsequent falls, according to a study published online Sept. 14 in JAMA Otol...
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Use of tobacco and/or cannabis, particularly co-use of both substances, is associated with poor mental health, according to a study published online Sept. 13 in PLOS ONE.Nhung Nguyen, Ph.D., from the Universi...
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Reproductive factors, including early menarche, early menopause, and a shortened reproductive life span, are associated with increased risks for incident lung cancer, according to a study presented at the Int...
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The aldosterone synthase inhibitor lorundrostat is effective for lowering blood pressure among individuals with uncontrolled hypertension, according to a study published online Sept. 10 in the Journal of the ...
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The use of nonselective β-blockers is associated with a lower likelihood of undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA), according to a study published online Sept. 5 in the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.Iskan...
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Kids are back in school and it’s time to think about viruses, for both yourself and them.It could be an early flu season in the United States, if what happened in the Southern Hemisphere offers any insight, ac...
FRIDAY, Sept 15, 2023 (HealthDay News)— Rebutting conventional wisdom, a large Swedish study finds that most people with chronic acid reflux, or GERD, do not have a higher risk for developing cancer of the esophagus.“Previous studies have shown that i...
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) – If you have a Chuckle & Roar Ultimate Water Beads Activity Kit, a child’s toy made by Buffalo Games and sold exclusively at Target, throw it out.The toy is being recalled due to serious ingestion, choking and ...
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The American Stroke Association is promoting the acronym R.Á.P.I.D.O. as a way to raise awareness among Hispanic Americans about stroke symptoms and the need for quick action.Every second counts when someone ...
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- That beautiful park you walk through could be hiding dangerous levels of lead. So, too, could the soil under the play equipment where your children slide and swing.New research in the United States finds tha...
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The proportion of visits delivered by nurse practitioners and physician assistants increased from 2013 to 2019 in the United States, according to a study published online Sept. 14 in The BMJ.Sadiq Y. Patel,...
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Parent drinking behaviors, specifically frequent drinking and binge drinking, are associated with increased odds of drinking among adolescents, according to a study published online Sept. 14 in the Journal ...
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Older adults with a digestive disease are more likely to report loneliness and moderate-to-severe depression, both of which are associated with poor-to-fair health, according to a study published online Sep...
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A beauty salon-based intervention improves awareness of and trust in preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) against HIV among Black cisgender women, according to a study published in the September/October issue of ...
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Online peer-delivered group cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is effective for treating postpartum depression (PPD) and anxiety, according to a study published online Aug. 31 in Acta Psychiatrica Scandinav...
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A new study is adding to evidence that the party drug "ecstasy" can boost the benefits of talk therapy for people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).In a clinical trial, researchers found ...
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Premenopausal women who have surgery to remove the ovaries (oophorectomy) and fallopian tubes may face chronic medical conditions and a decline in physical functioning, new research warns.“The study is impo...
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- People have long talked about having near-death experiences in which they felt they were looking down on themselves while others tried to save them. Now, researchers have documented some of those experience...
JUEVES, 14 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Consumir tabaco y marihuana simultáneamente está vinculado a riesgos significativamente más altos de sufrir depresión y ansiedad, sugiere un nuevo estudio.Entre casi 54,000 adultos estadounidenses, ...
JUEVES, 14 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Un estilo de vida saludable, especialmente dormir lo suficiente, puede ofrecer una protección significativa contra la depresión, sugiere una nueva investigación.El estudio, que incluyó a más de 287,...
JUEVES, 14 de Septiembre, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Las hospitalizaciones y muertes por COVID-19 están aumentando gradualmente en Estados Unidos, a medida que dos nuevas variantes ganan terreno en la nación. Con este aumento, más personas están buscand...
JUEVES, 14 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Para los padres preocupados acerca de cómo las princesas de Disney pueden impactar la autoimagen de sus hijos, un nuevo estudio dice: "Déjalo ir.""En los medios para niños, alrededor del 60% de los ...
JUEVES, 14 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Cualquier lesión en la cabeza — incluso una leve — aumenta el riesgo de una persona de tener un accidente vascular cerebral isquémico en el futuro.Tener múltiples lesiones aumenta ese riesgo, inclus...
JUEVES, 14 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Se ha sabido desde hace tiempo que la contaminación del aire perjudica el corazón y los pulmones, pero una nueva investigación sugiere que también podría aumentar el riesgo de cáncer de mama.Investi...